Type | Islamic university |
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Established | 1901Hijri) | (1310
Founder | Sheikh ul Islam Allama Habibullah Quraishi (RH.)[1] |
Chancellor | Majlis-e-Shura |
Academic staff | 110+ (2024)[2] |
Students | 8000+ (2024) [3] |
Postgraduates | 2601 (2024)[4] |
Location | |
Campus | Urban (4.43 acres) [5] |
Website | darululoomhathazari |
Al-Jāmiʿah al-Ahliyyah Dār al-ʿUlūm Muʿīn al-Islām (Arabic: الجامعة الأهلية دار العلوم معين الإسلام), popularly known as the Hāṭhazārī Madrasah (Bengali: হাটহাজারী মাদ্রাসা) or the Great Madrasah (Bengali: বড় মাদ্রাসা, romanized: Boṛo Madraśa), is a Qawmi institution of Hathazari, located in Bangladesh's Chittagong District.[6] Established in 1901, it is the largest and oldest Deobandi seminary in the country.[7][8] According to a 2009 National Bureau of Asian Research report, the highly reputed institution ranks among top ten madrasah in the subcontinent.[9]
With its impeccable Deobandi credentials, Hathazari madrasah ranks among the top ten madrasah in the subcontinent in terms of its academic standards and reputation.